SOCIAL STUDIES MAJOR W/POLITICAL SCIENCE MINOR
Non Teaching
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This program of study is designed for students leaving the Social Studies Educational
Professional Program or who hope, at a later date, to complete that Professional program.
Social Studies Major
36 credit hours
MAJOR CORE COURSES
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ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
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ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
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GEOG 107 Introduction to Geography
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GEOG 110 World Regions
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GEOG 320 Geography of US and Canada
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HIST 109 World to 1500
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HIST 110 World from 1500
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HIST 123 US to 1877
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HIST 124 US from 1877 to the Present
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HIST 300 Historical Research and Writing
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PLSC 112/113 American Government
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MAJOR SUBSTITUTE COURSES
One international/multicultural course in Economics, Geography or History from the
following list. (The required RX international/multicultural course must be taken in
addition to the Gen. Ed. U.S. Diversity and Global Awareness Classes.)
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Economics: ECON 321 (Minority Workers in the Labor Market); 327 (Economics of
Poverty, Inequality and Discrimination); 328 (Women); 332 (Urban Economics);
370 (Comparative Economic Systems); 385 (Economic Development).
Geography: GEOG 235 (Economic Geog.); 317 or 321 (Latin America); 318 (Asia);
322 (Africa).
History: HIST 301, (Religions S. and E. Asia); 302 (Near Eastern and Western
Religion); 305 Native American; 306 (Hinduism); 307 (Buddhism); 315 (Black
Americans); 310 (Civil Rights Movement; 321 (Women and Gender in the Ancient
World); 335 (Women in Europe); 336 (Women in the US and GB); 339 (Arab-Israeli
Conflict); 341 (Middle East); 342, 347, 348, 349 (Africa); 355, 356 (Latin America);
375 (Modern India); 441, (Far East to 1800); 442, (Modern China); 443 (Modern
Japan); 444 (China & It Nomadic Neighbors); 457 (Mexico).
Political Science Minor
21 credit hours
Two courses from the following:
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PLSC 210 Introduction to Political Analysis
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PLSC 211 Introduction to Comparative Government
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PLSC 212 Introduction to International Politics
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PLSC 213 Introduction to Political Thought
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PLSC 215 Civil Rights and Liberties
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PLSC 310 Methods of Political Research
One Required Core Course:
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“American Politics, Public Law, and Administration”
AND one of the following:
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“Comparative Politics and International Relations”
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“Political Theory and Methods”
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Rev. 11/2010
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PLSC 305 Law & Policymaking in a Constitutional Democracy
Four courses of restricted electives in Political Science
To be chosen in consultation with a Political Science adviser in the concentrations of:
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